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Alec spent a long time sitting there in the quiet apartment, listening to all the horrible truths that Erik revealed about the emotion supression program. He was overwhelmed, and worried about his newfound emotions being taken away. The sun was just beginning to set outside the large glass window of the apartment, and Alec despaired at the thought of having to leave. "I really wish I didn't have to keep living like this.", said Alec.
"You dont have to, you can stay here with me." Erik gave the boy a very strange look that Alec had never seen before.
"But what will happen if I dont show up at home?"
"Im a security officer remember? Ill have an excuse for you." Erik raised himself off the couch and gave the boy a reassuring look. "Its been a long day, I really should clean myself up a bit. Make yourself at home while I get out of my work clothes." The big man made his way into the bathroom, and Alec could hear the sound of the shower running. Alec decided to take the opportunity to take a look around the rest of the large apartment. He wandered into the bedroom and collapsed onto the soft sheets, utterly exhausted from the experiences of the day.
A few minutes later Erik emerged from the bathroom with nothing but black boxer briefs covering his muscular body. Noticing that Alec was no longer in the living room made him worry, but his fears were dismissed when he discovered the boy sound asleep in his bed. He climbed onto the bed and lay down beside Alec, and the movement caused Alec to wake up. "Sorry, didnt mean to wake you.", Erik said to the tired looking boy. Alec turned over on his side to face Erik. His eyes traveled down Erik's muscular body, admiring the thick abs, huge pecs, and strong thighs. Earlier, Erik had crushed both of his and Alec's emotion-supressing pills and poured the chalky powder down the garbage disposal chute in the bathroom. The withdrawal from the powerful drug was causing him to react unexpectedly in the attractive boy's presence. He ran his rough hands across the smooth skin of Alec's face, causing the boy to shiver, the movement was like a jolt of electricity for the boy who had been starved of all human contact. Alec ran his fingers across the hand that caressed his face lightly. The two of them were in a state of ecstasy, the rush of feelings they experienced was unlike anything either of them could have even imagined. Alec slid over on top of Erik's body and ran his hands across the other man's broad shoulders. Erik exhaled loudly as he closed his eyes and returned the gesture. The fabric of Alec's work uniform rubbed against Erik's chest, and Alec got back up to remove it. He stripped to his underwear and climbed on top of Erik again. Erik embraced the boy with both arms and slid his hands down Alec's naked back. Alec pressed his forehead against eriks chin and basked in the warmth of the other man's skin. Erik raised his head to kiss Alec on the top of the head and laughed at the suprised expression of curiousity that Alec gave him in response. Erik kissed him again, this time a full on passionate kiss on the lips. Alec moaned and surrendered himself to the touch of the rugged and handsome security guard. After an hour or so the two of them fell asleep in each others arms, happier then either of them would have ever though possible.
When Alec awoke, the first sense that came to mind was the warmth that surrounded him. When he opened his eyes he was reminded of the events of the previous day. Erik had fallen asleep with his arms around the boy, and Alec had his face pressed against Erik's chest. He looked around the room and smiled to himself, rubbing Erik's naked chest lightly with his hand. Erik awoke slowly, and rolled over on top of Alec, pinning the smaller teenager to the bed. Erik kissed his way up Alec's neck, and the two of them laughed. They showered together and dressed quickly, now that the two of them had stopped taking the suppressant pills, they would be hunted as criminals if anyone found out. Erik accessed the computer monitor at his desk in the bedroom. He was able to gain access to government files due to his status as a C-Pol security officer. Once he had accessed the proper files, he removed himself and Alec from the government system, it was like they had never exhisted at all. "You may be able to erase us from the system, but what shall we do now?", Alec said as he leaned against the bedroom doorway.
"We are going to get out of this city, we just need to figure out how."
"hmm.. well there must be some traffic to the wasteland outside the city."
"Not likely, the city outskirts are surrounded by 50 foot walls of concrete." Erik sighed, and continued thinking while Alec leaned over and kissed him on the cheek from behind the desk chair. "Wait a minute, if memory serves correctly, this city should have underground water canals to the outside. We can enter the canals through the maintenance access ports and follow the canals to the outside."
"That sounds risky, but I suppose its better than staying here and getting captured." Erik stood up from the desk and faced Alec, "I know it sounds risky, but its our only chance, and Im willing sacrifice living in safety if it means being with you." The two of them embraced again and once Erik had gathered his suppression rifle and riot vest they rushed out of the apartment.
When they had exited the apartment building it was still early morning and most of the city's inhabitants had not yet woken. They had to be careful, moving in the shadows of the massive buildings whenever a black helicopter thundered overhead. After traveling down some of the dark city alleys they eventually arrived at a large circular tunnel door covered with a metal grate. Erik bashed the electronic lock repeatedly until the whole grate slid open, the path now open. Before they could climb into the tunnel however, a nearby broadcast screen flitted to life and the usual black-suited government official stepped into view. "Attention citizens, this morning our computer systems were accessed and government data deleted, the names of two citizens have dissapeared and neither of those citizens were reported in their homes when city police arrived to investigate. All citizens are ordered to remain within their homes until the criminals responsible are apprehended. Do not be alarmed, we will update you when the situation has been resolved. That is all." The screen faded to black again, and Alec gasped with alarm. "they've discovered us! We have to get out of here!"
"I can't believe they found out!" Erik shouted as he grabbed onto Alec's arm and lead him into the dimly lit maintenance tunnel. They traveled down the musty tunnel, listening to the sounds of electronic alarms, and the vibrations of military helicopters in the street above. "Why are they so afraid of us escaping?" murmured Alec.
"They think that we will let out their big secret. Tell everyone about the emotion supressants they've been forcing us to take." Erik responded. Eventually the pair could hear the smell the canals of running water close by, they knew that they were going in the right direction. Erik rounded another corner and then stopped suddenly, slipped back around the corner and motioned for Alec to be silent. Around the bend a patrol of soldiers in black coats and respirators with machine guns marched down the narrow corridor like malevolent machines. Erik gripped his supressor rifle tightly, his eyes narrowed. He whipped his gun around the corner and fired a burst of supressor darts at the approaching soldiers, taking down two of them and injuring the two remaining. The two conscious soldiers returned fire with a spray of bullets that narrowly avoided Erik's gun arm. Erik fired the supression rifle again with a loud bang, and the remaining soldiers crumpled to the floor, knocked unconscious by the drug-filled supression darts. Erik pulled Alec out of cover and the two of them picked up machine guns from the fallen soldiers. Erik gave his companion simple instructions for firing the advanced machine gun, and the two hurried on their way towards the underground canals. When they had arrived at the opening of the canal tunnel they could see daylight shining through the canal entrance. Water was cascading down a trough in the center of the massive canal tunnel. Erik and Alec raced down the side of the canal towards the tunnel entrance that would be their escape from the totalitarian city they had lived in for their entire lives. They could hear shouts and the sound of heavy boots thundering down the canal tunnel behind them, and dozens of soldiers emerged from the darkness with guns raised, firing bullets at the fleeing pair. Erik twisted his body around and launched a barrage of cover fire at the pursuing soldiers, buying them more time. The end of the canal was in sight, the wide tunnel entrance was just a few meters away. Black military helicopters hovered menacingly outside the canal entrance with weapon systems fully extended. The two fugitives fired their weapons at the choppers guarding the tunnel entrance, the pilots were not prepared for armed resistance, and when the helicopters tried to evaid the enemy fire they collided in a fiery explosion of machinery. Erik waved for Alec to jump into the water below, and the two of them climbed over the rusty metal railing, then plummeted 20 feet into the water. Alec was short of breath, trying desperately to swim as fast as he could away from the tunnel. There were no soldiers shooting at him while he swam for freedom, and he decided that the soldier's must have given up their pursuit.
When the two men had arrived at the shore of the river, they collapsed onto the warm sand and looked out on the horizon. They had never been outside the city walls, and the environment was very strange, aside from the river being fed from the canal there were remarkable features in the surrounding terrain. Desert-like landscape surrounded them for as far as they could see in every diretion. The sky was filled with clouds of black soot and ash, fires could be seen burning in the distance. So these were the atomic wastes.